Crossdressing Tips

My Sissy girlfriend helping me crossdress

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I play dress up with my sister a lot i love it when she puts makeup on me and treats me like a little girl i like it the best when her friends where all over and they all dressed me up

Even my Sissy girlfriend encourages crossdressing! Helps you put on makeup panties and bras!

Having 2 girls are really accepting of my sissy side and want to help you explore all of your feminine desires! Doesn't every sissy wish they had friends like these?

When will girls understand that there nothing sexy about girls forcing themselves to giggle like a 2year olds .... even for a sissy .

I'm 100% straight and I'm a sissy boy I love to wear women's lingerie panties and more and I look really damn good in them

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Things You Learn As A Straight Guy Who's A Crossdresser

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Look at the kid clothing aisles in any store and it's pretty clear-cut: There's blue roug

h and tumble clothes for the boys and pink frilly dresses for the girls. When a male starts wearing the pink and frilly stuff -- despite not being gay or transitioning to female -- it confuses the ever-loving fuck out of most people.

Hi there. I'm Vera, and I'm a straight crossdresser ("Hi, Vera"). I'm married to a woman, I have a kid, I love Doctor Who, and occasionally wearing dresses is an important part of my life. This seems to raise a huge number of questions in people's minds, so let's get right into it:

#7. Tucking Your Junk Is A Delicate Art Form

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Let's get this out of the way. Any time a male sees another guy wearing, say, Beyonce's outfit from the "Single Ladies" video, he has one question: "What does he do with his balls?"

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Honestly, the dance is harder to learn.

Well, as a crossdresser, I have to tuck my junk regardless of whether I'm wearing a skirt or pants or whatever, because part of feeling feminine is not feeling my penis bump into things. It's not simply a matter of cramming it back between your legs, either. The biggest problem isn't my massive pendulous man sausage (hey, it's my story and I'll tell it how I like); it's those delicate testicles.

You can't squeeze your balls between your thighs, because ouch. Instead, you've got to put them back in where they were before they dropped: That cavity in your lower abdomen that they used to be in is still there, and you can push them right back up. An empty scrotum is much easier to tuck away, and once it's tucked, your balls won't drop back down, because you've squished your sack between your thighs and there's no empty space for them to drop down into.

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Side note: I can now stuff a week's worth of men's and women's clothes in an overnight bag.

Now, that means I can't use basic women's underwear, because the elastic isn't strong enough and your tuck will pop loose and hang out like the stem on a pickle. So I use a gaff, which is like a thong, but made with stronger elastic to keep that shit pressed hard against my body and not jiggling free for a breath of fresh air.

So why do I go through all of that? Not for the reasons most people think. First of all ...

#6. Sometimes Sex (In Either Sense) Has Nothing To Do With It

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I know I started cross-dressing as early as age three, because there are photos of me in a tutu, though memory of that is fuzzy at best. But it really started right around the cusp of puberty. Sometimes I would be home alone after school while my mother was at work, and I would try things of hers on and look in the mirror. I didn't have any body hair at that point, and I would imagine that I was looking at a girl. I don't know when I started actually seeing myself as that girl, but over time, that's what happened.

Now, when people see a man dressed as a woman, they make one of two assumptions (well, really they make one of three assumptions, but I don't feel like addressing the "AHHH! It's the depraved spawn of Satan! Kill it before it corrupts the children!" folks right now): that you're a trans woman or that it's some kind of kinky sex thing. There are plenty of crossdressers in both of those categories, but there are plenty more who are like me -- I'm perfectly comfortable in my male skin, but also have a distinctly feminine side of myself that I feel the need to express. And that doesn't compute for most folks.

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"You're saying humans are individual beings with varying tastes and personalities?"
"Yes."
"I ... don't follow."

I don't spend my time at work antsy and uncomfortable at the fact that I'm dressed as a man. Nor does the thought of putting on pantyhose give me a lady boner (which I suppose in my case would be a garden-variety boner, but whatever). It's about getting to bring out my feminine side every now and then. Part of where it gets weird, even for the dressers ourselves, is learning to differentiate between something feeling sexy and it being sexual. I can put on all this stuff (and it's a lot of stuff, we'll get into that in a moment) and feel incredibly sexy, but it doesn't get me off. It may seem like a fine line, but really, it's the same way that any woman can put on a slinky dress and heels and feel powerfully sexy, but that doesn't mean it gives her a sexual thrill in and of itself. It's a look, not a fetish.

And yet I still face a metric fuckton of pressure to make it about sex, especially in online communities. In my experience, pretty much every large community of note has a dating site aspect to it somewhere. In this case, men who fetishize crossdressers use such sites to go about finding crossdressers willing to fuck them. Even if I put in my profile that I have no interest in hooking up or that I'm married, I still get inundated. These men -- and it's always men -- think that you're just a submissive, and that if they can show enough dominance, they can strong-arm you into doing what they want.

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"Still no reply ... Better send another dick pic to sweeten the deal."

The disturbing thing is that in a lot of cases, it works -- especially with dressers who are starting out or are closeted. What most of us want more than anything is validation of our femininity. Unfortunately, the easiest way to get that, the sort of crack cocaine version of it, is to appeal to men who will sexualize you like some kind of feminized fucktoy. And even that kind of acknowledgement feeds the need for approval on some level, meaning that many crossdressers, even if they're attracted to women, have stories of agreeing to do something with a man (online or in person) that they wouldn't have otherwise done.

The validation that you are feminine and you are enticing is a big pull for most of us, and if we're not getting it from friends, family, or healthy relationships, it's easy to slip into getting it from wherever you can.

#5. It's An Incredible Amount Of Work

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It's true that not all crossdressers go all out. Some will just wear women's underwear or pantyhose under their suits and go about their days. Others might put on dresses but not do makeup. For folks who are closeted in some fashion, dressing tends to only be a partial thing. This is especially true for those either still living with family or roommates who don't know, or (more complicatedly) have spouses who don't know. They'll put on what they can when they can, but it tends to be a smattering of small items that they can easily hide in a box marked "FREAKY ASS PORN -- SERIOUSLY, DON'T OPEN THIS." As for me, I'm an all or nothing kind of girl. I'll do the full hair and makeup and clothes or I won't do anything at all.

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With cheekbones as great as mine, it'd be weird not to accentuate them.

I generally know when I'm going to dress (at a trans-friendly event, burlesque shows, that sort of thing), so I'll do body hair removal the day before. For most guys, this is virgin territory, but I'm sure any women reading this is thinking "Yeah, I know all about this." Hate to break it to you ladies, but not like this you don't. Do you know how much Nair it takes to leave Bigfoot silky smooth? Of course, there's multiple ways to get rid of the mess, and frequently I will just shave, which in my case means legs and chest and pits (plus tweezers between the eyebrows to eliminate any stragglers that might hint at a unibrow).

I'm fortunate in that I don't really have to do anything to my arms -- I have very minimal, light-colored hair. I also don't have to do anything to my back. There are crossdressers who are Robin Williams levels of hairy, and I thank my pink twinkling stars that isn't me. I have tried everything: epilators, creams, even professional waxing a couple of times (which is my favorite, but expensive; also I have to drive two hours to find a waxer who will even touch somebody with dangly sex bits).

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"You people work on body hair commission, right?"
"Yeah."
"Big mistake. Big. Huge."

Face-shaving is separate from the body shave, you have to do that pretty much right before you do your makeup to minimize beard shadow. You can forget those fancy light powder makeups that the rich folks use; you need a liquid foundation, and then when you put a powder over that, you have to use a compact concealer. Start dabbling with translucent stuff and that's when your stubble shows through.

Next, you'll find out that ...

#4. Women's Clothes Aren't Made To Fit Dudes

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OK, your unwanted hair is gone, so now you pick your outfit. Undergarments are a bra to hold in the breast forms (i.e. the fake silicone or foam tits we keep in a box marked "TRAUMATIC CHILDHOOD MEMORIES -- DON'T GO POKING THROUGH HERE!") and the aforementioned thong to keep my tuck from escaping. I also have a variety of wigs, so another aspect of putting together an outfit is deciding which hair is going to go with it. So now you can add wig maintenance to your to-do list -- the brushing and washing and trying to get it back into the style it was when you bought the stupid thing.

And then there is the confusing labyrinth that is women's clothing sizes. If you're a guy shopping for men's clothes, you know that no matter where you go, no matter what brand, you're probably the same pants size. Shirts are S, M, L, and XL. With women's clothes, it's a crapshoot at best -- I wear anything from an eight to a 14, depending on the brand. Oh, and you have to do all of this experimenting at home if you're not "out" with your crossdressing. Otherwise, you're risking a coworker seeing you head into the Gap dressing room with an armload of miniskirts. So each misfire means a trip back to the store.

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"One size fits most," my (poorly concealed) ass.

And we haven't even mentioned the biggest issue, which is that men are shaped differently -- we tend not to have those curvy hips and waists. So already I'm trying to pick clothes based on my size-D breast forms, and then, because women's clothes are designed on the assumption that you have at least some level of hips, I need a corset. You've got to get one with steel boning (and no, that's not the name of the Iron Giant porn parody); most cheaper corsets use plastic, which will warp and fall out of shape almost immediately. With tops, I stick with mostly sleeveless or short sleeves, because long sleeves end up only going halfway between my elbow and wrist -- guys have longer arms.

As for shoes, at least the sizes are consistent ... but then you have to learn how to walk in them without falling on your ass. That takes practice, which of course is the one thing the closeted crossdressers with roommates or spouses never get the chance to do. Which brings us to how ...

#3. Relationships Can Be Complicated

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This one can almost go without saying, but man it's a doozy. If you're going to have a long-term relationship, the inevitable questions come up: "Do I tell her?" "When do I tell her?" "What if she rejects me?" "Could I stop if she asked me to?" Remember, this isn't just something done as a fashion statement, like if your significant other asked you to throw out your "Free Mustache Rides" baseball cap. With crossdressers, it's a key part of their identity.

You get double complication points if you start to get a handle on this side of yourself after you're already in a committed relationship. Rejection, or even the fear of it, leads to a depressing cycle of wardrobe purging for many dressers, when they throw out all their makeup and dresses at the insistence of a spouse, or out of fear they'll find out. But if you truly have the need to express your feminine side, that doesn't go away. And then it leads to not only being in the closet, but dressing behind somebody's back, which is a breach of trust on top of everything else.

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It's hard to be in the figurative closet when the secret you're hiding is in your literal one.

I am insanely lucky because my wife has been wonderfully supportive. I know I'm lucky, because there are a million horror stories about dressers coming out to their wives or girlfriends with disastrous results. In many cases, it's not the dressing itself that throws everything out of whack; it's the secrets and the sense that the dresser was keeping something from them.

As for me and my wife: We dated in college and at the time I had a dorm room to myself. The room was a disaster, as is typical in that situation, so one day when she was there without me, she made the heroic attempt to try to pick up a bit. She came across a pair of women's pantyhose, and when I got back she confronted me with them. "Whose are these??"

I paused, and then, figuring I had nothing to lose, said, "Those are mine."

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It was either the truth, or a fake confession about liquor store robberies.

She only said, "Oh. Well that's okay then."

See? Lucky fucker, that's me. We actually didn't talk about it directly for a long time -- she just kind of got it. It was a while before we sat down and had conversations about it. By then most of it had to do with sort of figuring out how much of my life I wanted this to be. I started asking, "Is this something I want for my life? Do I want to transition?" I suspect most part-time dressers go through this questioning phase, and so that was sort of why we started talking about it more directly. Finding the balance that I now enjoy came out of much soul searching and many conversations. But even then ...

#2. You Don't Really Fit In Anywhere

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The thing about being a straight crossdresser is that, on top of not really fitting into mainstream society, you don't really fit into the LGBT community either. Gay men tend to get annoyed and believe we don't know what their struggle is like, bisexuals seem to find it confusing because many assume mixing genders would mean liking both. The trans part of the LGBT equation is where you'd think crossdressers would fit in, but there's a lot of infighting in that group which is kind of hard to sum up. Let me put it this way: I'm a crossdresser who has no issues putting myself out there on the interwebs or strutting about in public from time to time, but to date, the most hostility I've encountered has not been from the homophobic fuckwits you'd expect, but from trans women.

Obviously not all of them are hostile, but I think that many of them have a violent gag reflex at the thought of being associated with someone who is "just" a man in a dress. They've obviously been through plenty of shit to get to live as the women they feel they are, and I get not wanting to be belittled by some dude who they see as doing it for fun or attention. And even they tend to make the assumption we talked about earlier -- that if you're not gay or transitioning, then it must be a sexual kink. Online (where everybody feels safe to throw shit) I've been told flat out, "You're not even transgender, so stop acting like a woman," as if there's some sort of entrance fee on femininity that I'm trying to skimp out on.

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"Did you even pay dues at the last union meeting?"

I mentioned that I perform in burlesque shows. I haven't performed in a drag show for years, because they're bitchy and cliquey and I hate the drama (yes, somehow Rupaul's Drag Race winds up being an accurate portrayal of reality). So since I wasn't doing the big hair, ball gown, lip sync to Donna Summer thing, I found myself getting more than a few sideways glances. And those turned into not-very-hushed whispers once word got around that I was straight.

Where I've found the most acceptance is with lesbians and drag kings, and I couldn't really tell you why, but also with the burlesque community, because they're kind of "all are welcome" by their very nature. But no matter where I go, I have to deal with the fact that ...

#1. Pop Culture Has Confused Everyone

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I mentioned that there's a period of confusion for most dressers, and part of the reason for that is there aren't really any cultural reference points for this. There's Eddie Izzard, but he really only does his stand-up specials in dress these days. Now he does a lot of acting work where he's wearing boys clothes and interviews where he's sporting a goatee, so even that one purported pillar is kind of a shaky one. Really, the main place where you see crossdressing is in shitty comedies: Big Mama's House, Sorority Boys, White Chicks and the like. That's why I think it throws people off. The pop culture point of reference for a man in a dress who isn't transitioning is a dumb gag in which a guy is forced to wear a dress by circumstance so it can be played it for laughs (hardy fucking har).

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It's not too late to change your poor social and Netflix choices.

So I went through years trying to convince myself that I wanted to live as a woman, even though I'd never felt wrong in my male skin. It also took quite a while to come to an understanding that dressing to feel sexy didn't make dressing sexual. Since my only frame of reference was bad jokes or sexual fetishes or gay men, I thought "Well I must be at least bisexual," so I spent a lot of time trying to fit a square peg in a round hole before finally being able to separate sexual orientation from gender identity.

Ultimately, I occupy a weird little spot in between so many of the more clearly defined designations for gender, sexuality, etc. The funny thing is, I've grown to like it here. In an odd way, being hard to categorize has made me feel a little bit more special. It forces people to have to examine me a little closer if they want to ever understand me. Plus it makes close-minded people's heads explode like fucking Scanners, and that never gets old.

Waterproof makeup for Crossdressers: Perfect for summer

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If you love swimming, if you perspire heavily when you work out or if you

simply tend to shed a few tears here and there, waterproof makeup is a must when summer rolls around. Say goodbye to eye shadow caked in the creases of your eyelids, raccoon eyes caused by smudged mascara and foundation that fades.

Waterproof, water-resistant or long-wear makeup?

Long-wear makeup is formulated to last longer than regular makeup (4 to 8 hours more or even up to 24 hours) under normal conditions. It is not meant to resist sweat or immersion in water. As for water-resistant makeup, it will stay put during exercise, a hectic night on the dance floor or a dip in the pool. But if you want something that can withstand all conditions, anywhere, anytime, even under water, waterproof makeup is your best bet.

Quick tip!

Professional makeup artists recommend waterproof makeup for women who have drooping eyelids or fine lines around their mouths, as it keeps makeup from feathering and creasing.

Waterproof your look

Foundation, concealer, eye shadow, mascara and lipstick can all be waterproof or made to be. Here are some suggestions:

Complexion. During summer, you usually have a more even complexion and a sun-kissed glow. That’s why you can get away with masking any minor flaws with a waterproof concealer or foundation.
Eyes. Choose waterproof eye shadow or apply a liquid protective film over your regular eye colour to waterproof it. Finish off your eye makeup with waterproof liner and mascara.
Lips. Apply waterproof lip liner to your entire lip surface. Follow with clear gloss to add some shine. You can also just use waterproof lipstick.

Good to know!

If you have sensitive, reactive skin, waterproof makeup might not be suitable for you, given the extra ingredients it contains. Plus, if you have large pores, waterproof foundation might not be a good option, since it can cause some clogging.

Removing waterproof makeup

Waterproof makeup is so resistant it can sometimes be difficult to remove. To get the job done, you need the right makeup remover.

For eye makeup, you have two options: cleansing dry oil or dual-phase (oil- and water-based) remover. Oil-free makeup removers will only get rid of some of your mascara; you will probably end up wiping harder and harder and this will irritate your skin. For facial makeup, you can use regular remover. In both cases, finish off your routine with toning lotion to eliminate any oil and makeup residue.

20 Things Which every Crossdresser must know about Women!

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A woman has always been a mystery for both men and women themselves. There are so many things which make us different from men and special in our own peculiar way. However, after all these years of studying and observing women there are thing more or less common for our ‘race’ (or ‘kind’). Here is the list of scientifically proven (and not proven) that will help you (or not) understand women better. Let’s start from physiology and move to habits.

1. Women have a faster heartbeat (78 beats per minute )
The rate of heartbeat depends on the size of body in general. As women’s bodies are smaller on average than men’s, their hearts beat faster.

2. Women blink twice more often than men
This is generally explained by the higher levels of hormone Estrogen in women’s bodies.

3. Women are better smellers…
It’s not because the better sense of smell. Women tend to differentiate smells better than men and detect specific smells correctly.

4. And better listeners!
The trick is women listen with both sides of brain while men use only left side of brain for listening.

5. …but lousy drinkers
Women can drink the same amount of alcohol but will have a higher alcohol level in blood than men do. Thus, we have lower alcohol tolerance, we are prone to become alcohol addicts sooner than men and suffer more from hangovers. In other words, drinking is not women’s cup of tea.

6. Women’s life expectancy is higher than it is for men worldwide.

This may be explained by different factors – the rate of hormons (testosterone and estrogen) in organism, women’s slower metabolism, lower death rate in childhood, better ability to adjust to the environment. However, the longer life expectancy doesn’t mean women are healthier than men. It just means we can leave through the conditions that men die from.

7. Women speak about 20,000 words a day while for average man this number is 13,000 times less.
Yes. Women are that chatty. On the other hand, if they have so much topics to discuss – good for them!

8. Women cry about 30-64 times a year. Men cry on average 6 to 17 times a year.
Hormones again are the reason. 60 percent more prolactin in women’s bodies – and we are crying rivers while men remain calm and dry.

9. Fun fact: an average woman eats about 2-3 kilos of lipstik (per lifetime).
Question: Does it have to be considered when making a diet plan?

10. The first computer programmer was a woman Ada Lovelace (1815 -1852 )
Now, who said we are not good with math?

11. Both cases of highest IQs recorded (ever) belong to women.
Yup, we are that brainy. No more women’s logic related jokes, please.

12. Why do women lack free time? That’s the answer!
According to researches, women spend on average120 hours a year looking in the mirrors, over 4 years of their lives menstruating, and approximately one year of their lives deciding what to wear. That’s a lot of busy time, indeed!

13. When woman dresses, she usually puts on a blouse first. Pants come second. For men it is vice versa.
Science can’t explain this fact. That’s just how things work.

14. Women prefer chocolate over sex!
Seventy percent of women would have a bar of chocolate instead of having sex. Well, it’s not a secret that men need more sex than women. While men enjoy physical side, women enjoy the emotions they get during intimacy. So, does it mean chocolate gives us more emotional pleasure! That is something for men to think about…

15. Only 30% of women can orgasm from intercourse. And the same amount of women have trouble reaching orgasm.
The reasons vary from physiological peculiarities, lack sex education, inexprienced partner or wrong positions. The habit of faking orgasm instead of talking with a partner and solving the problem may also be the reason why women prefer chocolate.

16. There is always at least one thing that woman doesn’t like about her body. Usually that’s either weight, or breast size.
Even super models who seem perfect to anyone try to hide some imperfections they notice about their body. Seriously, women are so self-critical.

17. High heels create the effect of roundish butt (it sticks out 25 percent more)
However, we all know stilettos are not practical, they seem to have strong advantages.

And now, a couple of facts about women which are not scientifically proven but were said by the wise men and so should be taken for granted.

18. ‘A woman’s mind is cleaner than a man’s: She changes it more often.’ – Oliver Herford

19. ‘Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right – instantly.’ – Sam Slick

20. ‘Women are made to be loved, not understood.’ – Oscar Wilde

Crossdress makeup tips by Carolanne

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Depending or you have heavy beardgrow or not shave your beard and afterwards use an new razor blade and shave the whole beard region. If you have heavy beardgrow you can try too use an camouflage stick for on the beard shadow. try to buy an camouflage stick color who would camouflage your beard shadow the best. Do not apply it alot and make sure you smear it out real well. After that try using a foundation as close too your own skin color! Take an sponge or big brush and spread it out too apply it onto your whole face , ears and nek area. With and smaller brush you can optionally applyan compact powder who is an little darker then the foundation at skin/hair border in an circle so the effect give's and rounder face structure. Although its depends from person to person if it is needed! Next depending on if you have full eyebrows , the best things is too begin making the eyebrow hair shorter. On the eye side of your eyebrow you can make your eyebrow hair lighter using an white eye pencil by following you eyebrow line from inside too out ! when your having smal eybrow or light ha

ir eyebrow the eye pencil isn't needed. also optionally you can use eyebrow plastic to sorta stick your eyebrow hairs too you head and with an sponge soft apply the foundation you used for the rest of the face. When you look in the mirror you would see yourself without eyebrow! At first tis a funny look not having eyebrows anymore! With an lightbrown eyebrow pencil or with eyebrow powder your gonna draw another eyebrow. Don't aspect to master that in one time as i myself probably fucked it up dozen of times ( sorry for swearing) For the beginning of the eyebrow best is to let it be were the original eyebrow begins. The end although you can decide bij taking any eye pencil and hold it at the side of your nose and point it besides the outside of your eye. Were your pencil points out to if roughly were your eyebrow end will become

I prefer to draw a thin eyebrow line just above my own eyebrow covered in eyebrow plastic.
In that way you can make the most consistent line on two sides . Before i discovered this way i always try to draw the eyebrow line's but most of the time one was a little different from the other. And because i can't live with bad drawn eyebrow's i always took it of and applied again till it was how i liked it. In that way i became real handy in doing it. The same goes for applying the make up and the to much factor. I learned overtime that to much always ends up in not manageble anymore and it would wear of fast. But in the beginning i always applied more then needed to cover thing up and now i spend more time on applying it the right way to cover the same with less! (see example img_1655.jpg ) under the white eyecolor under my eyebrows are my normal eyebrows pasted away with eyebrow plastic and covered with white. If you look at the eyes.jpeg picture im trying to apply less white and make it more natural look !

No-Sweat Beauty Tips for Summer Heat (for crossdressers)

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As the summer rages on, protect your skin so you don’t have to suffer from the season’s skin

problems.

It's the (hopefully) end of summer and while the monsoon should be here soon, for now the heat continues unabated. Fortunately, your skin needn’t take the brunt of the heat this season. We have for you, some tips that’ll help keep your skin fresh and dewy, even as the mercury continues to stay high.

Top 10 – Skincare tips for the summer

1. Stay hydrated. Your body tends to lose a lot of moisture in the summer, so it’s important to regularly replenish the H2O. Drink a lot of water and liquids and your skin will stay soft and moisturised as well.
2. Sun protection. If you can, try and stay indoors between 11am and 3pm. That’s when the sun’s rays are the strongest and can have an adverse effect on your skin. Also, don’t forget to apply that all-important sunscreen 30 minutes before you step out. If you’ve been out in the sun for a few hours, touch it up again so you’re well protected.
What should you look for when shopping for a sunscreen? Find out.

3. Use a toner. It’s important to keep your pores closed and skin cool by using a toner. Look for a brand that suits you or try rose water. Its natural cooling properties make it an excellent toner for the hot season.
4. Go for a water-based moisturiser. Don’t make the mistake of skipping the moisturising routine altogether as its essential for your skin to remain hydrated. However, if you find your regular moisturiser too oily, go for a water-based one.
5. Ditch those aerated drinks. Most people have the tendency to reach out for an ice cold aerated drink to quench their thirst on a really hot day. However, it’s important to remember that these drinks are full of sugar that is not good for your skin or your figure. Instead drink some water, fresh lime, fresh fruit juices, aam panna (green mango drink) or coconut water to stay hydrated. It’s also best to minimise the intake of diuretics like alcohol and caffeine as they reduce the water from your system.
6. Cleanse your face twice a day. At least! This is important to do even if you’ve been home all day and feel like your skin is clean. Cleansing and moisturising your skin before sleeping is an absolute must.
7. Exfoliate. More than the rest of the year, it’s really important to exfoliate your skin in the summer to remove dead skin and improve blood circulation to the face. Choose from any of the cosmetic scrubs available in the market or make one at home. Try this simple one using 4 to 5 tbsps of gram flour, a pinch of turmeric, 5 – 6 drops of rose water and milk or yoghurt. Mix it into a paste and use it to exfoliate your face. Follow it up with a facemask and moisturiser.
8. Don’t like your tan? Gram flour can also be used as a facemask to get rid of an uneven tan. Mix it with yoghurt and a few drops of lemon and apply and leave it on your face till it’s dry. The citrus properties of the lemon are very effective in removing the tan.
9. Get that warm, summer glow. Papaya is full of natural goodness and you can even use it as a homemade pack. Just mash 2 tbsp of papaya with a tsp of honey and 1 egg white. Leave the mixture on your face for about 15 minutes and enjoy the glow you get afterwards.
10. Cool your skin. Blending half a cucumber and 1 tbsp of yoghurt in the mixer can make another simple and effective homemade face pack. Apply this to your face for 15 minutes and feel completely pampered.
Bonus tip. Eat healthy, exercise and sleep well! The holy trinity of good health and glowing skin holds true for the whole year. So along with all the tips above, don’t forget to eat a balanced diet, work out for at least 45 minutes everyday and get 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Enjoy the summer!

Crossdress Bra Mistakes (and how to fix them)

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Can you imagine that 80% of women fail in choosing the right bra?
From buying a bra to matching it with your outfit – this seems a very big problem for most of women. Admit it, it’s almost impossible to find the one that fits, supports and perfectly separates.
If your bra fits incorrectly, it makes you feel extremely uncomfortable. Wearing the wrong size bra will limit what you can wear while a good fitting bra will make your outfit look better.

These essential tips will help you make your bra shopping easier. Also, learn here how to take care of this important piece in your wardrobe.

1. Check the band. This picture will help you to understand if everything is OK with your bra. The band should not ride up your back. It shouldn’t be higher than the underwire and lay horizontal across your back. If it is, try a smaller bra size.
The band should be snug around your rib cage but not too tight. You must realize that it can stretch a bit later, about three inches in its lifetime. So buying a bra with a bigger band size makes no sense.

2. The bra bulge may happen, no matter what you weigh. It often happens on the back or under the arms and it most likely because you’re wearing too tight bra. But switching bra sizes doesn’t always work. What else you can do to avoid that back-fat bulge? Try a wider back and under the arms band, power-net wings and firmer fabric. It will help you distribute your bra’s weight and pull and prevent those “back boobs”.

3. Check the cup size. Be sure that an underwire is not poking into your breasts and a bra center doesn’t sit away from the chest. Check if your breasts don’t spill out from the top or side of your bra. If this all happens – you’re definitely wearing the wrong bra cup size. Size it up.
Wearing a bra that is too big is also a problem. Check if the cups don’t pucker. They should fit smoothly without creating an extra space between

4. Remember: you shouldn’t see the outline of your bra through your clothing. This may look unattractive or even embarrassing. You bra can be too big or the other reason is that you didn’t match it with your outfit. If you’re sure about sizing, try a seamless, non-embroidered bra. It won’t show through and you’ll feel more confident about your look.

5. Don’t forget about matching the correct bra with your outfit! Always make sure it works with a certain neckline. If you decided to wear a backless evening gown, you don’t need to show unsightly bra straps to everyone. Fortunately, nowadays there are bra types that suit plunging necklines or a backless dresses. So you don’t have to go out braless. Use a strapless or silicone adhesive bra beneath a strapless or spaghetti string dresses. For tight fitting tops use a good lifting push up bra. Or buy a convertible bra with adjustable straps. You can wear it with a variety of outfits!

6. Don’t be afraid to use bra not only like lingerie, but also like a part of your outfit. You should be careful here in order not to make your look too sexy or even vulgar. But if you make everything right your look will be seductive and unforgettable.

Remember you shouldn’t save money on a bra. It is an important part of your daily life.
It’s OK to spend much time on finding the most comfortable, good looking and high quality bra. This will help you avoid future regrets!

DIY tips for crossdressers

2015-03-08T19:48:00.001-07:00

Some of the DIY beauty myths you've heard over the years are BS. Whoever thought washing hair with beer was a good idea must have been under the influence of one too many shandies themselves, but there are some quick fixes you can try at home that do work. Here are some of our favourites:

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1. Drink a large bottle of water after brushing your teeth.
This is MC cover girl, Cameron Diaz's tip for waking up your digestive tract for the day. 'Every night before I go to sleep, I fill up a big glass bottle with water and put it on my bathroom counter. First thing in the morning, right after I brush my teeth, I drink it. Because I know that during the night, while I am sleeping, all of that breathing in and out exhales a lot of moisture from my lungs. Imagine how much water you can lose during eight hours of breathing! Because we can’t replenish it while we are sleeping, it’s important to rehydrate once we wake. Once I drink the water in the bottle by my sink, I feel it immediately. I go from being a wilted plant to one that has just been rejuvenated by the rain.'

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2. Use mayonnaise to protect your hair
Before you dismiss this as utter madness, just look at Blake Lively's lusicous mane. The actress has just revealed in an interview with Byrdie that she puts mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before showering. This cunning DIY trick means that the mid-lengths and ends are protected when shampooing, so the soap can't strip all the natural moisture and dry it out. Blake's mum taught her this trick and it seems to have served her well. Just make sure you rinse thoroughly.

3. Use honey as a face mask
Honey (it has to be raw honey, mind you) has antibacterial properties and is very effective at helping acne-prone skin. Slather on your face, leave for 10 minutes, wash off with warm water and the job's a good'un. Some people complain that the honey draws out the toxins, causing problem skin to get worse before it gets better, but in the long run it's a good solution.

4. Use baking soda on teeth to make them whiterAre you loathed to splash out on expensive teeth whitening kits? Try mixing one tablespoon of baking soda with three drops of hydrogen peroxide then use it as a toothpaste for a healthy set of pearly whites.

5. Shave legs with hair conditioner
Forget spending money on a separate shaving foam, simply use hair conditioner instead. It's super moisturising, makes the hairs softer and therefore easier to shave. Winning.

4. Use evening primrose oil to help spots heal fasterBurst an evening primrose oil capsule and apply to troublesome spots to help them heal in half the time. It has anti-inflammatory properties, which can really help take the redness out of sore spots. Apply overnight and sleep in it for best results.

6. Never EVER go without a pot of Vaseline
Petroleum jelly has countless uses. One of our favourite things to do is slather it all over our feet, slip on a pair of fluffy socks and then sleep. If you dye your own hair, it's great for preventing the dye from staining your skin, just use it as a barrier around the hairline, ears and neck. Finally, it can also be used to tame unruly eyebrows.

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7. Lemon peel can remove nail varnish stains
If dark nail polish has stained your nails, simply rub some lemon peel on the stubborn spot. Soaking the tips of your nails in lemon juice can also make then whiter.

8. Use an orange to exfoliate
The acid and Vitamin C in oranges makes for an excellent exfoliator. If you don't have time to be concucting fancy homemade potions and lotions, simply cut an orange in half and use on your knees and elbows.

9. Shave your legs last
If you tend to get bumpy or irritated legs after shaving, do it at the end of your shower when the warm water will have opened up your pores and the hair will be softer.

10. Keep your beauty products in the fridge
Not all of them, obviously, but nail varnishes, eyebrow & eyeliner pencils and lipsticks can all be kept in the chilled section. Doing this will make your polishes last longer, as well as causing lip & eye pencils to be firmer and therefore give sharper lines.

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11. Serum + foundation = beautifully soft skin
Add a drop of serum (we love Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair) to your foundation to give your skin an extra glow.

12. Add a drop of peppermint oil to your lipgloss
Add just a drop for a plumped up pout. Warning: it may tingle.

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SOLVING THE BRA puzzle

2015-02-19T10:03:00.001-08:00

SOLVING THE BRA puzzle

Behind every erotic tube dress – clinging tightly to a woman’s body revealing all the right curves and turns lies a perfect fitting bra boosting her confidence to the apogee. A perfectly fitted bra is an essential ingredient that makes a woman be the best of herself no matter what the occasion is. However, finding the right bra could be a daunting task for most women. Purchasing a bra could soon turn out to be a huge bra puzzle where none of the pieces seem to fit. So following are the steps to your salvation that will deliver your weary body to a perfectly fitted world of brassiere:

1) MEASUREMENT:

You can measure the general size of your bra if you don’t have time for a professional fitting. Firstly, simply take the measure right below your breasts with a measuring tape. This is your band size. Secondly, measure all the way around the fullest part of your breast. Thirdly, subtract the smaller number from the larger number which will give you a cup size.

While buying a bra, make sure the following requirements do not slip the mind.

2) THE RIGHT BAND SIZE:

If the band is too loose, it tends to ride up the back increasing the weight of the breasts and making the breasts seem saggy at the same time. If the band is too tight, it can even constrict your breathing besides leaving an impression on the skin.

Be careful when choosing the band size as it should be snug enough to provide comfortable lift and support. Also, it should be kept in mind that the band will loosen after a few washes so it is best to buy one that’s a little snugly.

3) THE PERFECT CUP:

It is of the prerequisite that the breasts should fall into the cups perfectly without getting the breasts squeezed or without a part of the breasts seeping out of the cup.

Bend over and let the breasts fall naturally into the cups with the nipple at the centre of the cup and make sure that the bra cups are smooth without wrinkles.

4) YOUR SIGNATURE STYLE:

A wide variety of designs with versatile usage are now available. While shopping, be on the lookout for the style, shape or design that appeals to you the most and fits you comfortably. This just might be your signature style.

With every type of clothing, one requires a different type of bra. Identifying the perfect bra style or exquisite design for that special occasion is of assured importance.

5) NO STRINGS ATTACHED:

While looking for bras, one need not be committed to a particular brand as there is always a possibility that your soul-mate might be in a different brand where you least expect it!

Most women tend to rush while buying bras. It should be kept in mind that patience is the need of the hour as size differs with brands.

Re-check your size every 10 months to keep those bosoms in a perfect shape.

5 Ways to Hide Your Adam’s Apple for Crossdressers

2015-02-19T09:57:00.001-08:00

Reducing the visibility of your Adam’s apple will make you look and feel more feminine.

The good news is that there are some easy ways to disguise your Adam’s apple. And they don’t require surgery!

Read on to learn more:

1. Tie on a scarf

I believe that every crossdresser and transgender woman should have a collection of beautiful scarves in her wardrobe.

Tying a scarf around your neck not only hides an Adam’s apple, it adds a flattering pop of color to your face. Two problems solved with one accessory!

2. Apply contouring makeup

Another easy way to downplay your Adam’s apple is to apply contouring makeup over the protruding area. Choose a color that’s one to two shades darker than your natural skin tone.

Dark colors make an area look smaller. This visually reduces the size of your Adam’s apple.

See the video below for a quick tutorial:

3. Wear a high collared top

High collared tops are great for hiding the side view of an Adam’s apple.

Look for shirts and jackets with collars that stand up around the neck. Ruffled collars are especially feminine and flattering.

4. Choose the right hairstyle

Long hair that curls around the neck is a great hairstyle for hiding an Adam’s apple. The length and shape make the Adam’s apple less visible from the side.

A bad hairstyle would be a bob that cuts off right at the level of your Adam’s apple. It draws the eye to that area – NOT what you want to do!

5. Swallow when posing for photos

Your Adam’s apple is less visible when you swallow. Use this knowledge to your advantage when taking photos!

I suggest practicing in front of a mirror first: Swallow about halfway and hold. The trick is to keep your face relaxed (and smile!) while you do this.

Permanent Adam’s apple reduction

The tips above are the easiest ways to disguise your Adam’s apple, but what if you are looking for a more permanent solution?

Tracheal shaving is a common male to female procedure. This surgery reduces the cartilage of the Adam’s apple and gives the neck a more feminine contour.

The procedure costs around $4,000-$7,000 in the U.S. Like all surgery, it’s not without risks. The biggest risks include unsightly scarring on the neck and/or damage to the voice box.

Are you bothered by your Adam’s apple?

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic.

Is your Adam’s apple a concern or are you blessed with a feminine neck?Have you had surgery? If so, are you glad you did it?Do you have any other Adam’s apple disguising tips you can share with us?

Please leave your comments below!

Crossdress tips on facebook

2015-02-17T06:37:00.001-08:00

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The Cross Dresser's Dance Party

2015-02-11T10:23:00.003-08:00

Charles and Sally had only been married a year.  She was muscular with
short hair, smallish tits, flat stomach, and thick trimmed pubic hair.
Charles was slender with thin arms and longish brown hair.  Sally loved to
work out with weights, crunches and push ups.  Her muscular legs looked
natural in construction boots.  Charles had no interest in physical
fitness.

The only thing they had in common was a huge sex drive.  They were sexually
super charged, Charles with a constant hard on and Sally with a swollen
horny cunt that was open and wet.  Even though they fucked on any occasion
and most anywhere they were hesitant about sharing their most base sexual
fantasizes.  Charles looked at gay porn and his wife Sally looked at
lesbian porn on her computer.


One night Sally went to an all male revue with a girl friend.  He was
waiting nude under the covers stroking his cock figuring she would be horny
when she got home.  He must have dozed off because he heard the front door
slam and Sally came staggering into the bedroom, drunk and wasted.

She was giggling as she pulled her dress off over her head, then her bra.
He said it looked like she had fun.  She stepped out of her soaked panties
and drunkenly slurred that her girl friend Barb had given her one drink
after another and then lit a joint and shared it with her.  Barb said she
was too up tight and she was going to loosen her up for some girl fun.
Sally said after the booze and the joint and the male strippers performing
she was horny enough to fuck a goat and giggled.

She pulled the covers back and mounted his stiff prick.  As she slowly rode
him she said she had been naughty and hoped he wouldn't be mad.  Barb had
told her that all husbands wanted their wives to be sluts.

Sally had seen some of the porn on his computer and decided Barb was right.

Sally continued that Barb paid for a private dance for her in a dark
corner.  The young dancer was muscular and his body was shaved and oiled.
She said she sat in a drunken haze as he humped his hips as he danced
closer.  His cock was hard in his tiny bikini shorts.  She said Charles'
cock was the only one she had seen and she was interested in seeing more.
She rubbed down his flat oiled belly and pulled his bikini down and his
beautiful oiled cock sprang out splattering her face with pre cum.

Charles asked if she fucked him and she said she hadn't but now wished she
had.  Charles said he wished she had too.  She said she leaned back and
spread her legs and the dancer rubbed his cock on her panties and blew his
cum load on them.  Her red eyes opened wide as he picked up her soaked
panties from the sheets and sucked the cum and her cunt juices from them.

His cock was frantic as he grabbed her hips and fucked her faster and
harder.  She said, "That is so fucking hot you sucking his cock cum from my
panties.  I wish you had sucked him before he fucked me and then sucked his
cum load from my cunt and given me a mind blowing orgasm."  "Oh fuck yes"
he said.  With that they both came hard and she passed out.

She woke in the morning feeling his stiff cock rubbing her bare ass crack.
She said, "That was fun last night having another cock cum on my panties.
I'm glad you aren't mad."  "Fuck no, he said, I wish he had fucked you and
I could have had sloppy seconds when you got home and told me all about
it."

Sally giggled and pulled a marijuana cigarette from her purse.  She said,
"Lets get wasted and talk about more fantasizes."  While she lit up and
took a deep drag Charles went to the kitchen and made stiff drinks.  They
smoked and drank and Sally spread her legs and opened her cunt lips.  She
said, "Oh look, my cunt is so horny it's all bubbly with cunt juice.  And
look at your hard fuck meat with pre cum streaming out."

She said something else had happened last night.  Barb drove her home and
parked in front They were so wasted and horny that they started kissing and
feeling each others tits.  Her friend fingered her and then ate her cunt to
a tremendous orgasm.  Then Sally spread Barb's legs and buried her face in
her first cunt and loved it.  Barb said she had been attracted to Sally for
a long time and got her drunk on purpose so she could seduce her.  Sally
said she was glad she did.  Barb kissed her and said give me a call any
time.  Charles told her that was fucking hot and it turned him on.

She then said, "Charles, now that we are fucked up and horny I've been
wondering if you have ever fantasized about another man?  Be honest because
it turns me on to think of you sucking cock.  Oh fuck, look how hard you
are.  This should be good."

He said that when he was in high school and alone at home he would play out
his fantasizes and masturbate.  His fantasy was to dress like a woman.  His
cock would be so hard as he undressed.  He would shave his legs and pubic
area, then stuff his cock in his mother's panties.  Then put on her bra and
long stockings.  He wanted a garter belt but she didn't have any.  He did
find her red lip stick and painted his lips.  Then he would stand in front
of the bathroom mirror and jack off, splattering it with his streams of
cum.  After that he would lay in the bath tub and piss himself, after
undressing of course.  He would pretend another boy or man was seducing him
and making him suck them off and then pissing on him.  He said he loved gym
class so he could see other nude boys but was afraid to try anything.

Charles looked over and Sally was masturbating frantically.  She told him
that his story turned her on so much that she needed relief.  He pushed her
back, spread her legs wide and plunged his rigid cock deep into her wet and
swollen cunt.  As he pounded her wide open cunt she said, "Oh baby, we need
to find a big cum filled prick for you to suck off while I bury my face in
his girl friend's hot cunt."

As soon as they both came Sally took his hand and lead him to the kitchen,
his spent cock swinging and her cunt leaking his cum load down her leg.
She mixed two large drinks for then and said, "Drink up so we can piss.  I
love being this fucked and fucked up and sharing fantasizes."

They helped each other stagger into the bathroom and she had Rick lay in
the tub.  Sally straddled him in the 69 position with her leaking cunt over
his face and started to piss.  He was so high that he started to drink her
warm piss.  She took his swelling cock in her hand as he gushed and sprayed
her face, mouth and tits with his piss.

After they finished they were laughing, totally wasted, drunk and kissing,
laying in their piss.  Sally said, "Yum yum.  After this lets add some piss
to our drinks.  You should try drinking piss right out of a cock next time
like I did.  It's totally fucking hot."  He said he would suck anything out
of a cock.

"In the morning I'm going to shop for your own female clothes, she said, I
want to see you dressed up all pretty like a fucking faggot.  I'll bet you
can find some cock to suck then.  I'll bet my girl friend Barb would like
more of my cunt too.  She said her effeminate boyfriend Bobby swings both
ways so she could bring him too.  Fuck but this makes me horny.  I'll even
buy a strap on cock for you to suck and maybe fuck your pretty ass hole.  I
see your hard cock likes that idea too."

Charles was still in the tub shaving his slender legs, under arms, pubic
hair and cock when Sally got home.  She came into the bathroom nude with a
pitcher.  She said she got his girly clothes and hoped he wasn't too hard
to piss in the pitcher for their drinks.  She smiled as he pissed the
pitcher half full.  She made them big drinks with piss added and they had
several, along with a new batch of strong marijuana cigarettes.

After he dried she showed him how to dress.  First she painted his toe
nails, then he pulled on the black stockings.  His swollen cock filled the
frilly panties, then the black garter belt.  He loved the black bra and the
black heels.  She applied eye make up and painted his lips red.  Charles
looked in the mirror and saw a hot slut looking back at him.  A hot slut
with a hard cock in her panties, ready for anything.  Sally saw how sexy
and hard he was looking at "herself" and she decided to make "her" her
bitch.

She said she would be right back and went into their bedroom.  She came
out, still nude but with a black strap on cock between her legs.  She said,
"On your knees and suck my mother fucking cock you fucking slut.  Your new
name is now Charlene you sissy queer fuck and mine is Sam and you are my
bitch."  Charlene fell to her knees and took the black cock in her mouth
whimpering like a girl.  It tasted like cunt and she must have fucked
herself with it.  She grabbed Charlene's head and started fucking her
mouth.  She was so turned on sucking cock that she came in her panties.
Sam told him that Bobby was going to love her.

Sam said she was so fucking horny she was going to call Barb.  She squatted
over the pitcher and pissed.  She made them big drinks and they passed a
weed back and forth.  She called Barb and slurred, "Hey baby you said to
call anytime.  Charles and I are fucking wasted and horny.  I am nude and
my cunt is on fire and I dressed Charles like a fucking slut.  She is to be
called Charlene now and is my sissy bitch.  I had the mother fucker get on
her knees and suck my strap on and she, I call him she now, came in her
panties when she took the black cock in her mouth.  She calls me Sam now
that I have the cock for the bitch to worship."  Before Sally could finish
Barb said she and her boy friend Bobby would be right over and hung up.

Charlene must have passed out leaning back on the couch and she never heard
the door bell.  Through the haze of alcohol and marijuana she felt a warm
soft hand on her bare inner thigh just above the top of her stocking.  She
felt a light kiss on her painted lips and a low boozy voice whispered,
"Charlene, my name is Bobby and Barb brought me over.  I hope you don't
mind me telling you how beautiful you are.  I love Barb but my heart is
racing and filled with excitement for the love of a woman like you."

Charlene opened her blood shot eyes just as Bobby kissed her again, this
time with his tongue.  Bobby said, "Stay right there my love and I will get
us drinks.  I am Barb's bitch and I feel so hot and sexy I am about to cum.
You and I will have such fun.  Being a bitch is so hot and I love being
called Bobbie."

Charlene watched Bobbie at the counter fixing drinks.  Bobbie was sexy,
cute and even beautiful.  Skinny like a model with a soft round ass.
Bobbie turned around with the drinks and drained both.  She made two more
and smiled at Charlene's drunken stare and cum filled panties.  Long brown
curly locks to her shoulders, brown bra, tall thigh high light brown
stockings and no garter belt.  Brown high heels and light brown panties
with the outline of a small but rigid cock.  Her perfect make up and full
painted lips were to die for.  Charlene was falling deeply in love with
Bobbie.

Bobbie sat next to Charlene and drained her drink.  She slurred, "Here my
sweetness, drink this while I kiss your beautiful body.  Sam and Barb are
fucking in your bed so we can make love right here."  With that Bobbie
raised Charlene's bra and kissed and sucked both hard nipples.  Then she
kissed down her flat stomach and licked Charlene's large rigid cock through
the cum soaked panties.

Bobbie whimpered like a horny little girl as she pulled the pantie down and
was rewarded with the huge cum soaked cock springing out and splattering
her face and mouth with several loads of trapped cum.  She licked the cum
from Charlene's massive cock and heavy shaved ball sack.  She said, "I've
dreamed of sucking a mother fucker that big ever since I sucked my uncle's
small prick off when I was a little boy."

She gagged but kept sucking and taking more cock in her stretched mouth
until the big cock seemed to come alive as it jerked and streams of cum
erupted in a flood down her throat.  Bobbie raised up and kissed Charlene,
letting her drink some of her own cum.  Then she hugged Charlene and
started to cry drunkenly.  She mumbled, "I love you so much my dearest.  I
need your love and your big beautiful cock meat.  Do you love me Charlene?"

Charlene pulled Bobbie's pantie down and kissed her short fat cock head and
said, "Bobbie, I loved your beauty as soon as I saw you.  I want to suck
you off and drink your cum and savor your piss.  I want you to feel my cum
shooting cock deep in your pretty ass hole as I fuck you."

Charlene leaned back on the couch, rigid long cock standing straight up.
Bobbie straddled Charlene's cock facing her.  Bobbie reached down and took
the cock in her hand and guided it into her moist shit hole.  She gasped as
she felt the big cock enter her hole deeper and deeper.  As she started to
ride Charlene's cock her small cock stood straight out and she started to
jack herself off.

Charlene said, "Darling, I love fucking you.  Your shit hole feels better
than Sam's cunt.  I love you baby and need you."  Bobbie replied, "I love
you too.  Your cock feels so good fucking me.  I don't need Barb's cunt
anymore.  I want you to fuck me so that I shit cum for a week."

Just then Sam and Barb walked past them to the front door.  Sam had a suit
case and told them both that Barb knew several lesbians and they were going
to stay drunk with them and have all the raunchy cunt that they wanted.
Barb told them that they looked beautiful and they shouldn't have any
problem finding a lot of cock.  Then, they were gone.

Charlene's cock was deep in Bobbie's hole fucking him and Bobbie was
jacking herself frantically.  Bobbie leaned forward and kissed Charlene and
started spraying cum over Charlene's belly and chest just as Charlene blew
her load deep inside Bobbie's ass hole.

Charlene loved Bobbie because she was tall, thin and beautiful like a
female model.  Bobbie loved Charlene because she had no boundaries or
limits and fucked her silly with her impressive cock.  They were perfectly
matched in their depravity and need to stay high.

With Sam and Barb gone they had the house to themselves.  They drank their
strong piss filled drinks, took drugs and there was no limit for their
sexual perversion and satisfaction.  One afternoon Bobbie was in her warm
bath shaving her long shapely legs, her small cock stiff as usual.  Bobbie
smiled when Charlene came in the bathroom with the weekly Underground News
paper.  Charlene was dressed only in stockings and garter belt and slowly
masturbating the huge cock that gave Bobbie so much pleasure.

Pre cum was flowing from Charlene's swollen cock as she read about a dance
this evening for female impersonators and awards given for the best dressed
and the sexiest dressed.  Charlene said, "Bobbie my horny darling, this
will be fun.  You will be the most beautiful and who knows who we might
meet.  Makes me hot just thinking of you flirting with other men.  Some new
lovers would turn me on.  Would you like that?"  "Oh yes Charlene, I want
to see how hard you get as you watch me get fucked."

Charlene and Bobbie spent the rest of the day getting ready and dressing
for the dance.  Of course Bobbie was striking in her beauty.  She could
pass for a model, tall, slender, long brown hair done up, perfect make up,
low cut short party dress and high heels for her pretty feet.  Where Bobbie
was model perfect Charlene not so much.  A little too much make up, dress a
little too short, like a wife out to get fucked.

They paid their admission and entered the darkened large dance floor with a
stage.  The air was heavy with marijuana smoke and booze.  They went to the
large bar, bought drinks and then found a booth across the dance floor.
They attracted a lot of attention as they crossed the dark dance floor.
Bobbie aid, "Isn't this fucking hot, all the good looking men watching us.
Just think of all the cock horny for us."  "You are right.  All of the men
know we are female looking cross dressers with cocks.  Lets get fucking
wasted and get some cock" Charlene answered.

As the evening wore on they drank and smoked and watched the drunken party,
men dancing with wasted cock seeking sluts.  No one cared for privacy.
They were too drunk.  A big man was dancing with his hand up under a slut's
dress rubbing her pantie clad cock.  She pulled her dress off over her head
and her hard cock popped out of her cum filled pantie as others gathered
around to watch and drunkenly cheer.  Her pardner grabbed her soft ass and
pulled her cock into his mouth and she screamed as she came and blew her
load down his throat.

Bobbie leaned over and told Charlene she was so fucking high and horny that
she had cum in her panties.  Charlene told her to get up and walk to the
bar and someone would hit on her.  Bobbie got to the bar and drained her
first drink.  She was a little wobbly trying to walk back.  A good looking
man put his arm around her and got her back to the booth.

She sort of fell into the booth and her dress pulled up and showed her
slender legs, garter belt and perfect white thighs.  She giggled and
slurred when she asked him to join her and her girl friend Charlene.  She
told him that they came to drink and party but their booth was dark and no
one had noticed them.  He said his name was James and he was glad he found
them first.  He said he would get more drinks and be right back.

James made no effort to hide the huge cock bulge in his trousers as he came
back and handed them the drinks and sat between them.  While they drank
James lit up a powerful marijuana cigarette and passed it to them.  Bobbie
took a big hit and leaned against James and stuck her tongue in his ear.
She whispered that she was too drunk to dance but had cum in her panties
wondering about that big cock straining in his pants.

Charlene reached over and unzipped his pants and his huge hard cock stood
straight up.  "Here Bobbie, don't be bashful, no one else is" Charlene
said.  It was getting late and everyone had followed their sexual desires.
Almost all of the ladies were sucking cock or were taking cock in their
shit holes.  Several had taken their dresses off and were parading around
the dance floor dressed only in bras, stockings, garter belts and jacking
their hard cocks.

James grabbed Bobbie's head and stuck his cock deep in her mouth.  He said,
"Come on fucking bitch, suck my mother fucker.  I need to fucking cum."
And he did, filling her with streams of cum.  Charlene pulled her dress up,
pulled her soaked panties down and filled James' mouth with her huge cock.
"Cum on cock sucker, now get me off" Charlene screamed.  James sucked like
a pro while he finger fucked her shit hole.

After Charlene came James kissed her with her warm cum.  Bobbie had been
jacking frantically and cried out as her powerful streams of cum sprayed
Charlene's and James faces.  Bobbie slurred, "I have an idea.  Lets go home
and fuck and suck and drink until we piss the tub full and fuck in it."

What a great idea.

How (And Where) To Buy Women's Wigs For Men

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Confusing title aside, this is an article on how to buy a woman's wig if you happen to have an X and a Y
As seems obvious, wigs do come in different sizes, owing to the fact that heads also come in different sizes. To determine what wig size you need, measure your head. How you measure your head matters, after all, you're not measuring for a hat that sits on your head fairly straight, you're measuring for a wig that follows your hairline. You should therefore measure around your hairline, using a measuring tape, let it dip to the base of your hairline at the back and bring it up to the front of your hairline at your forehead (or where your hairline used to be, if you've lost a little over the years.)

Different retailers and manufacturers may have different sizes, but if you know the measurement of your head in inches using the method I just outlined, you'll always be able to find a wig that fits. Usually, an average woman's size is about 22 inches, however being a man, you may find that your cranium is larger to accommodate all that extra gray matter you guys use not asking for directions. (I kid! I kid! How very misandrist of me.)

There are a plethora of places to buy wigs online. If you don't want to drop too much cash and just want a fun wig, then you can find plenty of women's wigs on eBay that are good to start with. If you're looking for something with a little more quality, (and when it comes to wigs, as with most things, quality does make a difference in terms of appearance,) then you're probably going to be better off dealing with professional wig retailers.

Average cost for a cheap wig is around $20-30, for a professionally made wig endorsed by a celebrity (Raquel Welch has her own line of wigs, you know,) you're looking at around $200. Will there be a noticeable difference between the two? Yes. The more expensive wigs are often 'lace front wigs', which create a natural looking hairline.

To help with the wig purchasing process, I've complied a list of four different online retailers that seem to know their wigs from their behinds. I can't guarantee this however, not having dealt with any of them personally, or knowing anyone who has dealt with them personally, so if you have any personal wig purveyor recommendations, feel free to leave a link in the comments section. Shared knowledge is good for the soul, you know.

chromosome and all that comes with that particular combination. It covers fitting, sizes, and all that good stuff you'll need to know if you're ready to make a purchase.

The Best Wig Outlet

Is it really the best wig outlet? You be the judge.

E-Wigs

Home of the Raquel Welch wig. Super! ( Don't let the fact that their site sort of sounds like a bug dissuade you from visiting it.)

Wigs Online

A nice wig retailer with wigs in the mid range price, perfect for people who want to only slightly break the bank

The Wig Company

My Indian crossdress friend

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Misconceptions on Crossdressing ?

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Misconception 1: Crossdressers Begin Their Behavior in Adulthood

Some people who simply do not understand the act of crossdressing cannot fathom the idea that the need to do so begins at a young age. It is easier for these types of people to assume that it begins in adulthood. However, the truth is that for most people, especially men, begin to feel the pull towards crossdressing at a young age. Many male children, some as young as 4 or 5 years old, start wearing women’s clothing as a dress-up game. In some cases this behavior stops as they grow older, and in others it continues on into adulthood and becomes a lifelong behavior.

Misconception 2: Crossdressers are Made and Can be Cured
There is no solid proof of this, research is going on towards a genetic predisposal to crossdressing, which brings us to the second part of this misconception. Crossdressing cannot be cured and is not something that needs to be cured-unless of course the individual wishes to stifle their behavior.

Misconception 3: Crossdressers are Drag Queens that Look Like RuPaul
While all drag queens crossdress, not all crossdressers are drag queens. Queens are in a separate category altogether. The typical crossdresser wears the same type of clothing typical women wear; nothing elaborate.

Misconception 4: Crossdressers are Homosexuals and Do Not Like Women
Some homosexuals do crossdress, not all who crossdress are homosexual. The truth is that the majority of Crossdressers are married men who are as attracted to their wives as any typical man. According to many Crossdressers there are several advantages to being a straight crossdresser. The number one advantage is that they tend to become more understanding and sensitive when it comes to the women in their lives. So for some, crossdressing for some men is a way to get in touch with their feminine side and fully experience life.

Quick Tips for Cross dressing

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- TAKE IT SLOW : don't hurry up and mess things up. Take time to learn things one at a time and be
good at it. A good mascara always tell

- RELAX : let loose and just be yourself. You are trying to discover your inner feelings and at the same time have a great time

- SMALL THINGS MATTER : work on the details. They really matter a lot. This is what will really tell how serious you actually are about the whole thing B)

- NEVER PANIC : this is the most common mistakes that cross dressers make. Be confident to pull it off, Don't rush bold, be gentle n firm. Boost your feminine side and reflect outside.

- DON"T OVER DO IT - Nothing is good really if you do it too much. The presence just drops cold on the floor and breaks. Keep it clean and simple.

Photo tips for crossdresser

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Do apply make-up in the lighting you’ll be photographed in so it’s not too heavy,” says Factor. “For natural light, avoid sparkle -- it accentuates fine lines and ages you.”'
“Do use a light-reflecting concealer (like Make Up For Ever HD Concealer) to combat undereye shadows,” he says.
“Don’t wear too much blush,” and blend it in really well.
“Do use an anti-shine product to keep skin matte. Oily skin looks shinier in pictures taken with flash.”
Do cheat the camera.” Stand sideways, cross your legs to slim the body, and twist your shoulders to face the photographer. “Definitely don’t stand dead-on,” he advises.
Don’t chew gum. You’ll get snapped mid-chomp.”
“Do mind your posture. Confidence shines through in every photo, so bring it!”

10 Super Simple All Natural Beauty Tips for crossdressers

2015-01-16T22:15:00.000-08:00

The world would have us believe that there are no simple and inexpensive natural beauty tips and source) And according to a UK survey, women will spend well over a year of their life applying that makeup. (source) Ouch. That, of course, says nothing of the toxic chemicals so commonly found (with almost zero regulation) in beauty products. Yep. Seems like the world is telling us that we need to spend lots of time, lots of money, and risk our health to be beautiful. Don’t believe it. For starters, let’s get real about the idea of beauty. To me it’s about unmasking the real person, not covering it up. And there are lots of simple ways to thank your body, feel more beautiful, and not have to pay an arm and a leg for it. Here are just 10. They are easy. They are all natural. And yet, still luxurious. Enjoy.

tricks. What makes me say that? Well, did you know that the beauty industry is a nearly $300 BILLION dollar empire? And that the average woman spends about $15,00 on just makeup in her lifetime! (

10 Simple All Natural Beauty Tips

1. Banana and Egg Hair Treatment

Looking for a little more shine in your hair? Simply mix one egg and a mashed up banana. Apply it as a thick paste to your hair and leave it on for 10 – 30 minutes. Wash it our doing your usual hair washing ritual (if you usually use a store-bought conditioner you’ll probably only need to condition the ends). And voila!

2. Moisturizing Nail Treatment

Soak your nails in olive oil for five minutes. And then sit back and admire your pretty hands.

3. Simple Honey Face Mask

Raw honey is naturally anti-bacterial and a super quick way to get soft, beautiful skin. Once a week use a tablespoon or so of raw honey (not the processed stuff parading as honey) and gently warm it by rubbing your fingertips together. Spread on your face. Leave on for 5 – 10 minutes and then use warm water to gently rinse it off and pat dry. Then bask in the glow of your honey-awesomeness. This raw honey is awesome, by the way.

4. Apple Cider Vinegar Clarifying Shampoo

For those who are using commercial shampoos: To help eliminate any build up in your hair, mix ¼ cup organic apple cider vinegar (like this) with 1 cup water. Follow with your usual conditioner.

5. Elbow and Knee Exfoliate and Skin Brightener

Cut an orange in half and rub it on your elbows and knees. Helps soften those rough patches. And it smells good. (Rinse off the sticky mess when you are done.)

6. Gentle Body Scrub

Mix a 2 to 1 ratio of olive oil and sea salt to make a quick and effective body scrub. This helps get rid of dead skin cells creating softer, more glowing skin. And this natural beauty tip is much cheaper that expensive store bought body scrubs.

7. Easy Deep Conditioning Hair Treatment

Want super soft, hydrated hair? Use melted coconut oil as a deep conditioning hair and scalp treatment. Massage coconut oil into your scalp and then work it through your hair. Leave it on for a couple of hours and then wash it out using shampoo (no need to condition unless you have really long hair and then maybe just the ends.) Note: For you no ‘poo-ers keep in mind that coconut oil will saturate your hair with awesome goodness… that can be really hard to get out with just baking soda and *some* natural shampoos. You may want to try just a little coconut oil on a little section of hair and see if you can get it out before you do this. Otherwise you might have really greasy (but soft!) hair for a few washes. NOT that I’m speaking from personal experience of anything (*cough*).

8. Simple Toxic-Free Shaving Cream

Use coconut oil on your legs as a natural replacement for your shaving cream. Talk about a simple, natural beauty tip.

9. All Natural Black Head Removal

Place 4 or 5 drops of raw honey on an open lemon wedge. Then rub the lemon on your face for a minute, emphasizing any trouble areas. Leave the mixture on for 5 minutes and rinse with cold water. (Keep in mind that citrus can make your skin photosensitive so it’s best to do this before bed rather than before going outside).

10. Dry Brushing for Better Skin

Dry brushing is a simple detoxification process for your body. It stimulates a number of organs through a gently massage. It also helps the lymphatic system, eliminates dead skin coatings, strengthens the immune system, can eliminate cellulite, stimulates the hormones, and can help tighten skin through better circulation. Best of all, it’s cheap and easy. Learn more about dry brushing and how to do it here. Here’s a great skin brush to get you started!

Take Care

Remember, the best beauty secrets are not quick fixes. They require good sleep, stress management, proper nutrition, and physical exercise. While all these little “gems” above can provide some oomph to your beauty routine, remember that real beauty is a result of taking care (or “thanking”) your body on a daily basis. And by being you. Because you are beautiful. Tell me, what are your “go to” beauty tips?

11 Easy Ways to Winter-Proof Your Makeup (Crossdress)

2014-12-25T18:25:00.000-08:00

Is wintry weather wreaking havoc with your looks? Don't despair—with these tips and tricks, your makeup can withstand everything the season throws at it.

Defeat dull, dehydrated skin

In the dead of winter, dry patches can build up on the surface of the skin, leaving you less-than-radiant no matter how much makeup you apply. The remedy? Once a week, use a gentle exfoliant and then follow that up with a layer of moisturizer while your skin is still damp. And be sure to hydrate from within by drinking lots of water.

Cleanse carefully

If your face feels taut and parched when the weather turns cold, switch up your cleansing routine. Instead of using a foaming, gel-based cleanser, use milky or creamy cleansers since they have fewer skin-stripping detergents. Massage into dry skin, then remove gently with a facial tissue or cotton pads. If that doesn't help, consider using a humidifier to combat dryness in the air.

Moisturize while you beautify

A heavy layer of foundation can smudge in the snow and accentuate dry patches. Lighten it up by mixing equal parts moisturizer and foundation before applying, or use a tinted moisturizer instead.

Don’t skip sunscreen

Skin-ravaging UV rays are present year-round. Add in the sun-reflecting properties of snow (and outdoor activities like skiing) and it's clear that your summer SPF routine is just as important in the winter. Get in the habit of wearing a broad-spectrum sunscreen with at least SPF 30 daily, no matter what the season.

Prevent windburn

On the most blustery days, create a barrier between your face and the wind by applying a richer, extra-moisturizing emollient or salve. For more protection, put up your parka’s hood, or wear a hat and a scarf that you can bundle up around your neck and nose.

Reduce redness

If the icy cold or wind has left you with an inflamed, red face, camouflage it with a green-tinted moisturizer. If the redness is confined to smaller areas, just apply a color-correcting concealer to those spots.Look for moisturizers with calming ingredients and treat truly painful areas with a 1% hydrocortisone cream.

Tear-proof your eye makeup

Wintry winds, sleet, and snow can cause makeup meltdowns. Fight off sooty smudges and smears by applying waterproof mascara, and use eyeliner and shadow on the upper lids only to reduce the risk of makeup migration.

Fight flakes

Get rid of dry, flaky skin overnight by applying a creamy, hydrating mask (or a rich night cream) to your face for 5 to 15 minutes. Press a facial tissue on your face to absorb any excess, and then head to bed.

Set it and forget it

Does your makeup tend to rub off on your coat, scarf or hat? Keep it in place by applying a layer of translucent pressed powder. It's less messy than loose powder and can help keep makeup where you want it—on your face.

Perfect your pout

If you have cracked, flaky winter lips, stick with a tinted lip balm that contains sunscreen. If your lips are in good shape you can opt for moisturizing lipstick, but avoid matte or long-wearing lipstick formulas as they can be drying.

Wake up your complexion

Don't forget blush: it'll make a washed-out face come to life. Sweep a soft, peachy-hued (for fair skin) or warm, terra-cotta-toned (for darker skin) blush onto the apples of your cheeks and blend towards your cheekbones.

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9 Ways to Highlight Your Assets (MTF Transgender / Crossdressing Tips)

2014-05-18T18:50:00.000-07:00

Highlighting your assets is the secret to being a super hot crossdresser or transgender woman.

It’s impossible for people to notice your “flaws” if they’re too busy looking at something else – like your sexy legs, breasts, or behind.

But it’s NOT about wearing the tightest, shortest thing you can find. It’s about attracting attention in a classy and tasteful way.

Here are 9 ways to highlight your assets:

If your LEGS are your best asset …

Choose your best skirt length

The most elegant and flattering skirt length is generally 1-2 inches above or below the knee. (Notice I did NOT say crotch length!)

Here’s a simple test for finding the best skirt length for your body:

Stand in front of a mirror wearing the shoes you normally wear with skirts or dresses.
Hold up a piece of fabric and raise and lower the hemline of the fabric in front of your legs.
Notice which length make your legs look best.

Wear pantyhose

Although pantyhose isn’t as popular as it used to be, hosiery adds polish and definition to the legs. It’s also a great way to cover up imperfections.

The secret is to wear the sheerest pantyhose you can find for a sexy, modern look.

Try D’orsay pumps


D’Orsay pump with a high heel	D’Orsay pump with a low heel

The D’Orsay is a shoe style where the sides are cut away to reveal the arch of the foot. This is an elegant shoe style that’s perfect for showing off beautiful legs.

While high heels give your legs maximum definition, the D’Orsay is also flattering in flats and low pumps.

If your BREASTS are your best asset …

Go for deep “v” necklines

The easiest way to show off beautiful breasts is to wear a low cut top – and v-necks are especially flattering.

But how low is too low? A good rule of thumb is to show off 20%-40% of your bust. This gives you sex appeal, while keeping it classy.

Look for tops that frame your breasts

Another flattering option is to wear tops that frame your breasts. Think halter tops or tops that have shirring or trimming at the bustline.

The more defined the bust area, the more “the girls” will stand out.

Apply a bit of shimmer powder


Sephora MicroSmooth Baked Luminizer	Stila All Over Shimmer Duo

A final way to make your bust pop is to apply a bit of shimmer powder to the visible part of the breasts. This highlights the breasts, similar to the way eyeshadow highlights the eyes.

Just be sure you aren’t using anything too glittery or shiny. A shimmer powder like Sephora MicroSmooth Baked Luminizer or Stila All Over Shimmer Duo will give you a subtle glow – not make you look like a disco ball.

If your BUTT is your best asset …

Wear skirts or dresses with ruching in the back

Ruching (i.e. gathering along the seam line) adds volume to your curves and highlights your assets. It’s one of the easiest ways to make a great butt look even better.

Look for bottoms with a sweet heart or “v” shaped back yoke

A yoke is a piece of fabric located below the waistband of a skirt or pants. The shape of the yoke has a major effect on the appearance of your butt.

Sweet heart and “v” shaped yokes are most flattering. Stay away from straight yokes (they make your waist look larger) and wide yokes (they make it look like your pants are falling down).

Try butt-enhancing shapewear


Foxy Fanny Silicone Padded Brief	Caboost! Padded Panties	The Tush Cush

There are tons of butt-enhancing undergarments on the market now – ranging from butt-lifting shapewear to heavy-duty padded panties.

Here are 3 top-reviewed booty enhancers:

Even if you are already blessed with a beautiful behind, the right shapewear can give you added oomph under your clothes. Think of it like a push-up bra for your behind.

So girlfriend, which body part if YOUR best asset? Your legs, breasts, butt … or maybe something else?

Please take my poll and leave me your comments below! Better yet, why not upload a photo and show us?

Source: http://feminizationsecrets.com/highlight-your-assets/

Corporate Dressing for Crossdressers

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Corporate Dressing for Crossdressers

Here are some useful Business Corporate Dressing tips for Women. These days, when women are equally comfortable chairing boardroom meetings, corporate dressing has taken on a whole new meaning. Here are a few wardrobe musts.

1. Treat your business clothing as an investment and choose wisely. Make sure you buy classic styles that suit your body shape, are comfortable, have quality workmanship and quality material. This is no time to try the latest fads. Take your time and shop around for the best price and the best service. Be aware of the return policy and if possible purchase your wardrobe items at a store that can do professional alternations if necessary.

2 . For business/corporate situations match your handbag , shoes and belt. Black shoes should be matched with a black handbag. This is not a time to get creative with your accessories or to wear colored shoes.

3. Do not neglect your outerwear . Purchase a good quality coat that can be worn with either pants or a skirt. For cooler weather don't neglect your outdoor footwear. For skirts choose long knee-high boots.

4. Keep shoes and boots in a good state of repair. Scuffed shoes with worn heels will ruin the look of your outfit.

5. To complete your look choose soft leather gloves that will add a nice touch as well as keep your hands from getting chapped.

6. Choose clothing material that reflects the season. Heavy fabrics and tweeds are best for Fall and Winter and will look out of place during Summer, as light linen fabrics will look out of place during Winter.

7. Always wear a belt where there are belt loops . Choose a good quality leather belt and don't be tempted to wear a flashy or plastic belt. If you don't like belts choose pants without loops

Hey Cossdressers, Does Your Bra Fit?

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Hey Crossdressers, Does Your Bra Fit?

Eighty percent of women are wearing the wrong bra size.

Whether you're wearing a ratty old friend you're reluctant to replace, a fashion-y brassiere you like the color of or one in the size you've simply always worn, there's an overwhelming probability you're wearing an over-the-shoulder-boulder-holder that's wrong for you.

"A lot of women stick to the number in their head from when they were first fit," Kay-Lin Richardson, director of sales and spokeswoman for Panache Lingerie explained. "They'll say, I'm a 34 B or a 36 C. I've been guilty of that. I couldn't imagine that I would ever be a D cup because that wasn't in my head and it wasn't my size."

But what most women don't realize is that their bodies are constantly changing. A bra size could change with as little as a five-pound weight loss or gain, changing physical activity or even age. "You should probably get fit every year -- just go and check in to make sure you're still wearing the right size," Richardson told StyleList. "You probably are, but you probably wouldn't even realize that your bras aren't fitting anymore because that's just the way they've always fit you."

It's a societal epidemic that women need to address. We're heavier than we've ever been, many women are augmenting their assets, and hormones in the food chain have changed the shape and size of assets. Consequently, there is a demand for sizes starting at 28 in band size and going up to FFF cups. The good news is that better data, improved engineering and manufacturers working with the changing bodies of women are creating choices where once there was none.

"If you went online now and were a 30 FFF, you're not going to find the 34 B assortment, which is everything, but there's probably 100 styles for that customer," Richardson explained, which wasn't the case even five years ago.

And that old rule of thumb about measuring your rib cage and adding five inches is pure malarkey. Each brand fits differently and a well-versed fitter will know what brands are true to that measurement and which ones you need to size up or down for.

"Go to a store that has a good reputation for fitting women," Richardson said. Better specialty stores and a department store like Nordstrom usually have very good fitters. And if you have to shop online, follow the site's fit guide, but keep an open mind -- most of these sites have great return policies so you can try a couple of sizes and return what doesn't work.

In case you're not sure if you're in the majority or minority, check you bra's fit against these guidelines:

The band: Should be firm against your body to provide most of the support.

The shoulder straps: Should not be taking the brunt of the weight. If they're digging into your flesh, you need a firmer fitting band.

The underwire: Should encapsulate the breast and should tack firmly against the body.

And sports bras are no different. They're usually sized XS to XL, and knowing your size gives you a good starting point. "Take several sizes into the fitting room," explained LeJean Lawson Ph.D., chief scientist at Champion, who helped invent the sports bra. "We don't come in specific sizes -- we're all on the continuum -- and the more atypical your body is, the more important it is to try different sizes."

Lawson also stresses you need to take into consideration what you'll be using the sports bra for. "Not all sports bras work for all sports. You might need flexibility, do a lot of running, reach up like when playing basketball or if you're cycling, you might want more ease across the back. There are different design elements for each of these movements."

There's one big misconception that's still out there, though, "Many women think of a sports bra as a compression, uni-boob thing," Lawson said, clarifying that there are sports bras that offer encapsulation, compression, spot comfort and more, but all deal with the most important performance needs: managing sweat, managing chafe and providing support without hardware that will hurt you.

"At the end of the day, it's about being comfortable, looking and feeling good," Lawson concluded.

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law Punished in Foreign-Exchange Market

2014-04-10T20:24:00.001-07:00

The gains that had made Uganda’s shilling the second-best performing African currency this year are evaporating after President Yoweri Museveniimposed harsher penalties against homosexuals.

The shilling slumped 2.9 percent against the dollar since Museveni signed the bill on Feb. 24, the biggest decline among all currencies after Ukraine’s hryvnia andHaiti’s gourde. That’s a reversal of the first seven weeks of the year, when the shilling rallied 3.1 percent, the most on the continent after the 6.8 percent surge in Somalia’s currency.

The crackdown on homosexuality has caused a backlash against Uganda, a $20 billion economy that exports more coffee than any other African nation. Denmark and Norwayhave pulled or redirected aid while Sweden said it’s reconsidering its program and Virgin Group Ltd.’s Richard Branson called for a business boycott in an interview with CNN. Standard & Poor’s cut Uganda’s credit rating one level last month to B, five below investment grade, on concern its budget deficit is swelling and after donors including the World Bank and U.K. suspended support in 2012 because of corruption.

“Aid inflows definitely matter for the balance of payments in Uganda to a higher extent than inNigeria and many other African countries,” Mark Bohlund, a London-based sub-Saharan Africaeconomist at IHS Global Insight, said by phone. “The homosexuality bill definitely makes it more difficult to get this suspended budget support reinstated. I was fairly optimistic they would be able to do it in the current fiscal year, but now I think that is out of the question.”

Twin Deficits

The currency fell 2.1 percent yesterday, the biggest one-day slide since March 2012, to 2,512 per dollar. That was the worst decline among 24 sub-Saharan African currencies monitored by Bloomberg. It strengthened 1.5 percent to 2,474.77 per dollar by 4:49 p.m. in Kampala.

Uganda’s central bank sold dollars for a second day today to reduce volatility in the market, Stephen Mulema, the director of financial markets at the Bank of Uganda, said by phone, without giving more details. The currency’s drop is because of “sentiments that it will depreciate” and market positions taken yesterday were “not proper,” he said.

The shilling’s slump may not be related to the signing of the law, but rather the result of other economic issues, Tamale Mirundi, the president’s press secretary, said by phone from Kampala, the capital. As for the law, he said, investors and other countries “cannot force us to take what we don’t want.”

Aid Dependence

Uganda, which relies on aid for about 20 percent of its annual budget, may post a deficit equal to 7.1 percent of gross domestic product in the fiscal year through June, up from an estimated 4.1 percent gap the previous year, the International Monetary Fund said in a report dated Dec. 30. The country’s current-account deficit, the broadest measure of foreign trade, may widen to 13.4 percent of GDP in the fiscal year through June from an estimated 9.9 percent a year earlier, the IMF said.

The deficits will put more pressure on the currency, sending it to an average exchange-rate of 2,680 per dollar this year, Jacques Nel, an economist at NKC Independent Economists in Paarl,South Africa, said by phone yesterday.

“In the long run, foreign-direct investment could be withdrawn, which will have a bigger impact than the donor aid,” Nel said. The law “creates increased risk that companies may no longer invest in the country or invest less,” he said.

Lenders including London-based Barclays Plc (BARC) and Johannesburg-based Standard Bank Group Ltd., Africa’s largest, said in response to e-mailed questions that they are reviewing the legislation. Woolworths Holdings Ltd., a South African food and clothing retailer, said in an e-mailed response that its stores in Uganda “remain open to talent of all races, cultures, beliefs and sexual orientation.”

Life Sentence

“I don’t want to spend money in Uganda,” Branson said in an interview with CNN on Feb. 25, without saying whether he has business interests in the country. “I would rather spend money in countries that treat their people decently.”

The law, which carries a life prison sentence for some homosexual acts, was enacted after Museveni said scientists in the country found no genetic link to being gay. In Nigeria, where gay sex has been illegal since before independence from the U.K. in 1960, President Goodluck Jonathan last month signed a law that imposes a 14-year jail sentence for same-sex couples. Homosexuality is a crime in 38 of 54 sub-Saharan Africa nations, according to Amnesty International.

Stephen Kaboyo, managing director at Kampala-based Alpha Capital Partners Ltd., said the outcry over the law won’t hurt the Ugandan government’s finances or the shilling.

‘Trading Range’

“The impact will not be significant because from this year the government has had a strategy of reducing budget support from donors and depending more on domestic revenue mobilization,” Kaboyo said in a telephone interview yesterday. “I don’t think the shilling will go out of the current trading range.”

Uganda’s local-currency bonds fells yesterday, sending yields on its debt due 2028 up 0.15 percentage point to 15 percent, according to Standard Chartered data compiled by Bloomberg. The Bank of Uganda sold 70 billion shillings ($28 million) of 15-year notes yesterday at a yield of 15.25 percent, in line with the debut issuance of the securities in December.

Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg said on a visit to Kampala on Feb. 25 that the country is considering changes to its aid program in Uganda. Denmark announced two days ago it has withdrawn 50 million kroner ($9.2 million) in aid to the government and it’s shifting funds to non-governmental organizations. Norway is also halting aid worth 50 million kroner ($8.3 million) over the anti-gay law, Foreign Minister Borge Brende said yesterday.

Uganda, classified by the World Bank as one of the world’s poorest nations, last year agreed to refund 38.3 billion shillings to donors.

“These African governments don’t care if they lose aid, FDI or investments over these laws,” Sebastian Spio-Garbrah, the managing director of New York-based DaMina Advisors LLP, said in an e-mailed response. “These governments are simply responding to the cultural and religious biases of their electorate.”

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Whats your body shape??

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The seven most common body shapes are neat hourglass (19.3 per cent) , apple (16.7 per cent), pear (16.6 per cent), rectangle (10 per cent), lean column (8.9 per cent) and inverted triangle (8 per cent)
The comprehensive survey of 18,000 women reveals that most identify themselves as a full hourglass shape, more than any other shape.
The seven most common body shapes are full hourglass (20.5 per cent), neat hourglass (19.3 per cent) , apple (16.7 per cent), pear (16.6 per cent), rectangle (10 per cent), lean column (8.9 per cent) and inverted triangle (8 per cent).

How to Walk in Heels: Lessons from the Stiletto Whisperer

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How to Walk in Heels: Lessons from the Stiletto Whisperer

By Andrea Arterbery, Shine Staff | Fashion – Mon, Jul 22, 2013 6:08 PM EDT

Perhaps this model needs to take a high heel walking class with the Stiletto Whisperer? High heels can be a quick and easy way to dress up your outfit, but Victor Chu, a former footwear designer in New York dubbed the "stiletto whisperer" claims most women are wearing them incorrectly. "Women think heels are sexy because men think they're sexy," he told the New York Post. "But, you see a woman wear this pained expression and shuffle. I've seen guys giggle at them - it's not sexy. Bottom line is, you need to be fit to walk in heels with stability."

Chu once developed comfortable shoes for Uggs and Reeboks, and teamed up with dancer CeCe Chin in 2006 to create the high-heel fitness routine, Legworks. This summer he created a series of personalized classes in New York for women to perfect their walk in their high heels. We reached out to get the inside scoop and tips on how to properly walk in high heels with minimal pain.

"We tell [students] to bring two pairs of heels to the class: ones you wear everyday and the ones that you want to wear," Chu told Yahoo! Shine. The private classes start at $50, and Chu tells Shine that 60% of the class is perfecting your walk. "New York City is the capital of high heel shoes and fashion," Chu told Yahoo! Shine. "Out of anywhere in the country, women wear heels everyday here. It's easier for guys when they get dressed up because they just put on their dress shoes and start walking. There are essentially built in problems with heels and this is the main reason why we offer the course."
A recent survey released by The College of Podiatry, more than 40% of women say they suffer through the pain of wearing heels for the sake of fashion. Most women report that heels start to hurt their feet after an hour and six minutes of wear, while 20 percent say that they can feel the pain after just 10 minutes. According to researchers at the University of Portsmouth, heels can change the way the entire body moves, including the pelvis, hips, legs, knees, feet and even shoulders, to emphasize femininity. The researchers, whose study appears in the scientific journal Evolution and Human Behaviour, say men rate women wearing heels as more attractive then those wearing flat shoes.
Chu feels all types of women young and old could benefit from his classes, and that no one should be bashful about coming in. "We have a lot of overweight women who take the class, and there's no reason why they shouldn't be able to wear heels," he told Shine. "It's just a matter of adjusting the heel height and type of shoe. We don't criticize or make anyone feel unwelcome."

For those who can't attend Chu's personalized classes, the footwear expert shared five tips you can incorporate into your heel-wearing lifestyle today:
1. Make sure your heels really fit. Often we force our feet into improper shoes because we bought the wrong size or a style that isn't comfortable or stable. "There are literally thousands of styles to choose from," Chu advised when asked about shopping for heels. "A good fit means that it's snug on your foot. if you have wobbling at the ankles or the fit is bad, go for more coverage around the foot like thicker straps instead of thin straps."
2. Check your soles. Make sure that the sole of the shoe is completely flat to the floor and doesn't tip over or wobble. "This will help to give you a lot of stability," he said. "Avoid those shoes that have a 'boat bottom,' meaning it's not completely flat to the surface of the floor."
3. Improve your core. "It will give you tons of control when you're walking, and that's important for keeping your back straight and providing stability and control when walking," said Chu.
4. Posture is everything. Remember to keep your head up high and your shoulders back.
5. Look straight ahead. When walking down the street, always be aware of what's ahead of you at least 1/3 of the way down the block. "Look ahead, not down," Chu said. "If you're looking down, this means your shoes don't fit well. There shouldn't be anything hurting or pinching."